Name: ONE FOR THE ROAD - LE
SKU: 557623

(Chris Cooke, 2003, 96 mins)
Release date: 25 April 2022
Limited Edition Blu-ray (World Blu-ray premiere)

Four men with little in common, other than their attendance of an alcohol rehabilitation course, bond over their love of booze at a nearby pub between sessions. Between pints and bouts of delusion and depression, three of the men hatch a plan to get money out of the fourth – a mansion-dwelling millionaire played by the great Hywel Bennett (Endless Night) in his final feature-film role.

A darkly comic satire on male fragility, Chris Cooke’s One for the Road is one of the great, unsung British films of the twenty-first century. Made in Nottingham using early digital cameras – utilising a beer-soaked, cigarette-stained palette – it avoids the clichés associated with British cinema and embraces the do-anything nature of its chosen format to become its own, distinct work. The film also showcases a fine ensemble of acting talent in not only Bennett, but also Rupert Procter, Greg Chisholm, Mark Devenport, Micaiah Dring and Johann Myers.

INDICATOR LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURES

Director-approved presentation of this Standard Definition DVCAM-originated production
Original 5.1 surround sound and 2.0 stereo audio tracks
Audio commentary with writer-director Chris Cooke, producer Kate Ogborn, and co-producer Helen Solomon (2004)
Audio commentary with actors Greg Chisholm, Mark Devenport and Rupert Procter (2004)
‘One for the Road’: An Oral History (2022, 42 mins): retrospective documentary produced specially for this release, featuring interviews with Cooke, actors Chisholm, Devenport, Procter and Johann Myers, composer Steve Blackman, and camera operator Steven Sheil
Workshop Footage (2002, 7 mins): pre-production materials featuring actors Devenport, Procter and Penny Linfield
Character Studies (2002, 15 mins): improvisation exercises with Devenport and Procter
Video Diaries (2003, 19 mins): Cooke and Sheil document the development of new projects after the release of One for the Road, featuring workshop excerpts with actors Devenport and Micaiah Dring
Original theatrical trailer
Image gallery: promotional and publicity materials
Screenplay gallery: original shooting script
Map of the Scars (1998, 11 mins): short film written and directed by Cooke, starring Andrew Tiernan
Map of the Scars audio commentary with Cooke (2004)
Shifting Units (2000, 9 mins): short film written and directed by Cooke, about an alcoholic salesman, portrayed by Procter, that served as the inspiration for One for the Road
Shifting Units audio commentary with Cooke, producer Helen Solomon, and executive producer Kate Ogborn (2004)
Why I Hate Parties (But Pretend to Love Them) (2003, 11 mins): short film co-written and directed by Devenport, with photography by Cooke, and featuring cast members from One for the Road
Gary the Rapper vs Stefan Blix (2014, 14 mins): short film co-written and directed by Devenport, with photography by Cooke, starring One for the Road composer Steve Blackman and Scorzayzee
Whiskers and Jane (2016, 14 mins): short film co-written and directed by Devenport, starring Procter and Cosima Shaw
Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
Limited edition exclusive 36-page booklet with a new essay by Thirza Wakefield, archival interviews with Chris Cooke, an overview of contemporary critical responses, and film credits
World premiere on Blu-ray
Limited edition of 4,000 copies for the UK and US